ぶな

Japanese

Alternative spellings
橅 (rare) 山毛欅 (rare) 椈 (rare)

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) ぶ​な [búꜜnà] (Atamadaka – [1])
• IPA^(key): [bɯ̟ᵝna̠]

Noun

ぶな • (buna) 

1. 橅, 山毛欅, 椈: Japanese beech

Usage notes

• As with many terms that name organisms, this term is often spelled in katakana, especially in biological contexts (where katakana is customary), as ブナ.

Derived terms

Derived terms

• 犬橅(いぬぶな) (inubuna): Japanese beech (Fagus japonica)
• ブナ科(か) (bunaka): Fagaceae
• ブナ目(もく) (bunamoku): Fagales
• ブナ属(ぞく) (bunazoku): Fagus